Twenty Taliban militants are killed 25 militants are injured in clashes with NATO forces in Qandhar province of Afghanistan, according to Afghan media sources police Chief of Qandhar province Syed Agha Saqib has said that yesterday dozens of Taliban militants have tried to capture district Arghand, in fierce fight between Afghan police, NATO forces and Taliban militants 20 Taliban militants are killed and more then 25 militants are injured. According to NATO spokesman in Kunar province of Afghanistan NATO forces have killed one suspected Taliban militant and in Arzagan Province of Afghanistan 20 Taliban militants are also killed.
After two days silence violence is broke out in Swat district of Pakistan in between the night of Tuesday and Wednesday in Matta area of Swat voices of firing and explosions were heard, local Taliban militants have destroyed a police post in Matta area of Swat and have captured the building of Manglore civil hospital, security forces in retaliation have opened fire on militants four gunship helicopters were also used in retaliatory action against Taliban militants in SWAT.
“WAPDA electric supply system is restored till Parachinar, when supply line from Chasma via Bannu is connected with Kohat, meanwhile with Sheikh Muhammadi grid Station Peshawar connected transmission lines are completely damaged during the night by militants in Dara Adam Khel near Kotal check post on old Kohat Peshawar road. A construction firm is erecting the structure again to connect Kohat WAPDA with Sheikh Muhammadi grid station Peshawar, security to the construction worker is provided it will take one week to restore the link with Peshawar,” a senior official of WAPDA has said.
“ Since last two days barber shops in Billitang village of Kohat are closed, barbers have received a final warning letter from Taliban militants, in which it is mentioned that till a specific date of November 2008, all the barbers of Billitang shall change their profession, cutting of hair and beard is an unIslamic act and guilty of doing that will be punished, meanwhile in traditional Caravan Sarays of Kohat Taliban dwellers are predominant in Teerah Bazaar area of Kohat, network of Taliban militants is quite strong in Kohat district, their informers are communicating each and every sentence uttered against them in any public place,” sources have said.
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Abdur Raziq